Vigorito's Missed Brilliancy Prize
IM Dave Vigorito won his last round game, a crazy affair against fellow IM Andranik Matikozian, complete with sacrifices, time pressure, shifts in the initiative and spurned draws. But in this position, Vigorito had the chance to win the brilliancy prize (or would have, if one had been offered):
Here, with Black to move, Vigorito saw almost everything, including some brilliant points - but one idea eluded him.
Can you find what he missed? You have four advantages: you know something's there, you can move pieces around (though for best results, try to solve it, as they say, in your head), you don't have the pressure of a tournament situation to deal with, and your time is (relatively) unlimited. Even so, it's pretty tough!
The solution will be given in a few days. Please: do not use a computer or send in a comment with the correct answer!! (The first request is for your own sake - both instructionally and, more importantly, aesthetically. The second is for the benefit of those still working on it, but inclined to peek when an answer is given.)
Here, with Black to move, Vigorito saw almost everything, including some brilliant points - but one idea eluded him.
Can you find what he missed? You have four advantages: you know something's there, you can move pieces around (though for best results, try to solve it, as they say, in your head), you don't have the pressure of a tournament situation to deal with, and your time is (relatively) unlimited. Even so, it's pretty tough!
The solution will be given in a few days. Please: do not use a computer or send in a comment with the correct answer!! (The first request is for your own sake - both instructionally and, more importantly, aesthetically. The second is for the benefit of those still working on it, but inclined to peek when an answer is given.)
Posted by Dennis Monokroussos on
Tuesday August 16, 2005 at 2:07am
The mating combo is nice.